Where does “zoet” come from?

zoet (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch soete, from Old Dutch suoti, from Proto-West Germanic swōtī, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

zoet (Dutch): sweet; sweets; good things in life

Definitions

  1. sweet; sweets; good things in life

Ancestry of “zoet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsoete
2Old Dutchsuotisweet, pleasant
3Proto-West Germanicswōtīsweet
4Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
6Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

Words derived from “zoet

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d-